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Chung Inc. is considering the replacement of a piece of equipment with a newer model. The...

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Chung Inc. is considering the replacement of a piece of equipment with a newer model. The following data has been collected:

Old EquipmentNew Equipment
Purchase price$225,000$375,000
Accumulated depreciation90,000- 0 -
Annual operating costs300,000240,000

If the old equipment is replaced now, it can be sold for $60,000. Both the old equipment's remaining useful life and the new equipment's useful life is 5 years.

Which of the following amounts is irrelevant to the replacement decision?

Relevant cost to replace the equipment:

The equipment is replaced due to obsolescence or change in technology or decreased efficiency. The relevant costs are which are incurred in the future and are variable in nature. The sunk cost are identified and not taken in decision making of replacing the equipment.

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The sunk cost are fixed cost which have already been incurred and cannot be changed are the irrelevant to the replacement decision

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